October 21 to 23, 2011

UC Berkeley, California

A culmination of the brightest Drupal minds in the technology hub of the world

1500

attending

How to Defeat "Spam", your website's worst enemy

Drupal based websites are a major target for scalpers, hackers, spammers and automated bots.

By the end of the session you will:

1. Get a demo of a new, robust spam-protection tool that retains usability and beauty of your websites while protecting them from spam attacks.
2. Understand spammer motivations and the economical incentives of spamming
3. Understand what kind of internet abuse/automated attacks exist today
4. Know about different modules (pros and cons) that can protect your website against spam

We will give a short presentation covering the above topics eventually leading into an interactive discussion where all participants can exchange their ideas, experiences and solutions.

You should attend if your website has any of the following:
1. Comments
2. E-commerce components
3. Polls/Surveys etc
4. Sign-up/Registration pages